Bits of the Fort-- News About Fort Fisher.
1. NORTHRUP COTTAGE-- From the March Wrightsville Beach (NC) Magazine-- The Northrup Cottage which once stood at 305 South Lumina Avenue in Wrightsville Beach was destroyed by Hurricane Hazel Oct. 15, 1954. It was built by Harris Northrup who served in the Wilmington Light Artillery at Fort Caswell and Fort Fisher where he helped engineer construction.
2. BELL'S BOOK-- From the January Wilmington (NC) Star-News-- As part of the 147th anniversary of the fall of Fort Fisher, a Union Army tactical manual, originally belonging to Col. Louis Bell, who commanded the 3rd Brigade, Second Division, XIV Corps at Fort Fisher and was killed in action, has been donated to the museum by Richard Boisvert of Townsville, NC.
3. MEDAL OF HONOR-- Gunners Mate Charles J. Bibber, USN, USS Agawamn, received a Medal of Honor for his Dec. 23, 1864, action of volunteering to serve on the powder boat Louisiana which was blown up.
Just Some News. --Old B-Runner
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